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Re: H28 "Larrikin" rebuild

Originally Posted by Larks

every little bit is a step forward Bruce

I’ve been really comfortable dealing with them Peter, I’ve never had any doubt that they’d do the right thing by me and I can’t speak highly enough about them - but the proof will be in the pudding. I’ve (hopefully) got it sorted for delivery to coincide when I’m home at Christmas so that I can help unload it and stack it away where I want it to acclimatise until I use it. I’ve got to work through Christmas but can do so from home, so sadly it’s unlikely that I’ll get to do much more on the boat when I’m home.

Just as well. Rogue Empire now stands as an empty building. I gather they tried to sell, but couldn't find a buyer, so sold off their stock and shut the doors.

Re: H28 "Larrikin" rebuild

Disappointingly the small knots that I had queried on a couple of the larger planks from the photos are what I feared, in that although they don’t run all the way through the planks but they appear to me to be the type of knot that will loosen and drop out as the wood dries out more up here in the heat of Queensland.

They aren’t in all of the planks but are in the two wider ones that I’d likely prefer for my cabin sides, however a quick measure suggests that they may actually be where I can line up my port holes to cut them out anyway.

The knotty side of one of the wider planks - running a string line inside the sapwood I get 370mm at the widest end and 290mm at the narrower end of good wood , so plenty wide enough for the cabin sides

Re: H28 "Larrikin" rebuild

Good to see that despite being time poor there is still progress Greg. I have a complex piece of Huon stump about 90cms across and I have to keep that secure as well. It's a piece for a sculptor really, beyond my poor imagination and creative abilities. I will have to find a home for it.

Re: H28 "Larrikin" rebuild

And if you mount a little bronze eye, or hook or plate or something over it, same spot each side, you will be able to have long discussions about the pros and cons of gronicles, and whether you should remount them or go without.

Re: H28 "Larrikin" rebuild

Originally Posted by Phil Y

And if you mount a little bronze eye, or hook or plate or something over it, same spot each side, you will be able to have long discussions about the pros and cons of gronicles, and whether you should remount them or go without.

.......there’s also the age old builders advice to build in an obvious mistake that draws everyones eye so that they don’t see the rest of them.... but I like your idea better

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